Radiator



5 May 12, 1931.

A. GEDEON RADIATOR Fiied Aug. 28, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY? heatin plants. The "obj ect:

I t the invention is to provide a radiator, which "for absorbing hea fas tor radiating heated.

Patented May 12, 1931 nn-nnnw 'GEDEQN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Y BAioIA'ron hp iicauoafiiea Au ust 25,1929. 'serial'irolisawm 7 The invention relatesto radiators. of the intermediate units. 'type"adapt'ed tobe 'u'sed inconnection with the end units are 'to pendsof"theradiator co-nsisting'of the single units and the intermediate units are to be permits a'free' circulation, placed between said endunits. 1 o'fair about each fiinitfofthe radiatora'nd Theendunitso as'well as the intermediate As the name indicates be placed on the outer having a comparatively great'sur'face as well units 6 are preferably formed orshaped alike t'from the heating medium with some small exceptions, which will be heat into the room to be notedflater on; Thetwo end units of arad'iator, composed of a pluralityof units are pro- 1y or to heat only apart-of said units at will. I and is adapted to be I obj'e'ct-oftlie invention is to provided in their bottomsadjacent the o'neen'd vide'a radiator' tobe'coinposed'of a'plurality thereof, which shall be called the 'rear end, of radiator units having means for permitwith a hole 7 A flange 8 eXtends downwardtingall said unlt's t'o'be heated siniultaneously from the bottom-and'surrounds said hole a connected by means of A still further'object ofithe invention is to fittings such as an elbow 9, a short-pipe l0 fprovid-e a' radiator consisting of aplurality and a second elbpw 11, pipes 12 and a T 1'3 "of adiator u nits'with' a plurality of valves with the intake plpe 14, which connects at'its arranged ata distance-from each other but other end-with a boiler (not shown) furnishadapteditoberegulated opening or 0105- ing the heating medium. According to the ingone of's'aidvalves. v p v fi Utherobjects er theyinvention not-specifi- 'the pipes. 12, so that the flow of the heating "callymention'ed may be'easily ascertained and medium through said pipes inay -be reguunderstoo'd'fr'om thefollowing description in lated by means'of said valves. It is to be present-invention a valve'15 is inserted in '15 connectionwith the accompanying drawings "understood, thatth-ese two valves may be 'rethe claims appendedher'eto. 5 I p In the drawings illustra embodiment of the invention:

-ly shown in 'se' view, the whole; o f Fig. 1 and 7 r Fig. is aver view ofoneradiatorunit,said sectionbeing The heating medium taken cal-me 3+3 Fig; 1'.

" at regular intervals forming a part thereof. It is however-to be placed by athre'e-way va'lve. "noted'thattheinvention is not'to be limited or restricted "to the exact construction =or ter part of the interior of-the end unit, which formation, shown inthe drawings and de- "maybe lookedupon: as forming-a comparaso'sc'ribed'in'thespecification, but thatthe intively long narrow rectangle, which is en- 1 "ventioir isfonly 'to be-li'mited by the scopeof closed by the walls1'6, 17 onone unit'a'nd 18 1v and 1 9 on the other unit. From this'ce'ntral,

ting'a preferred rectangle narrow blind channels 20 extend Thehole"? leads intothe' longitudinal censidewise I and are sur- 5 p Figl l'is a top view ofa radiator consistrounded by'the'walls 21, 22 and 23. The part ingof apluralityofradiator units and partof the end unit, in which the intakelineends, l-y shownin section; Saidfsection being taken that is the rear portion, is formed so, that it is-as wide astwocorresponding channels 20 r Figfi'2 is an elevatlon of radiator contogether, so that the side walls 24 of'said end 'si'sting of-a pluralityot radiatornnitspartportions'willbe aligned with the end walls cti'on and partly as a front 22 of'said'channels; In thismanner the heatviewbeingtaken on line'-2 2-ing medium will enter into acomparativ'ely great space, permitting it t-o-rise therein easily tical, longitudinal, sectional and quickly to the top of the radiator unit.

will then fill the "whole i I e interior ofthe unit and will arrive in the for- 'The'wholeradiator according to the pres ward portion'of the unit, which is" shaped ent invention consists of a plurality of radiexactly like therear portion'with the excepwhich are to be divided in two diftion that the hole 7 and the flange 8 surferent kinds of units, namely end units and -rou'nding'the hole is omitted and that in the side walls of said forward portions exit holes 26 are provided adjacent the bottom of said unit, which are surrounded by outwardly extending nipples 27.

In order to increase the heat radiating surface of each unit sidewardly extending flanges 28 are provided.

The intermediate radiator units are built practically the same as theend units, but the entrance hole 7 is omitted in the forward part of the unit.

In the bottom of the enlarged forward part of the intermediate unit, a drain hole 29 is provided and a nipple 30 extends downwardly from the bottom of'said unit and surrounds the drain hole 29. In this manner the interior of the intermediate radiator unit may be connected with a drain or return pipe (not shown). The forward portion of an intermediate unit is enlarged in the same manner as the forward portion of an end unit, and connecting nipples 31 are provided in the side walls of the enlarged forward portion of each intermediate unit. By means of the nipples 27 on the end units and the nipple 31 on the intermediate units, such units may be connected with each other, so

" ly attached to the that the heating medium entering and filling the end unit may also enter the adjacent intermediate unit. It is understood, that a plurality of intermediate units may be interposed between the two end units of a radiator, and

that adjacent intermediate units will then be .connected with each other by means of the r connecting nipples 31.

Inside each of the connecting nipples 31 a clack valve 32 is provided, which is hingedwall of said nipple as indicated at 33. A shoulder 34: is formed in the nipple and serves as valve seat. The valve itself is provided with a counterweight 35 adjacent its free end and urges said valve into open position. In order to prevent the valve from opening too far an abutment 36 said nipple.

The radiatorv described above'operates as follows:

When a room is to be heated, in which a radiator, composed ofend units and interme diate units according to the present invention, is placed, the two valves 15 are opened so, that the heating medium may flow through the opening 7 into the end units and through the nipples 27 and 31 into the intermediate units, so that the heating medium 7 will enter said intermediate units from both ends. It is selfevident, that the nipples 27,

which are not connected with any other units,

, must be closed by means of plugs 36. Since the pressure against the valves 32 will be the same from both sides, said valves stay into open position because the counterweight 35 will urge the same into said position.

If the room gets too warm and it is desired to utilize only a part of the radiator,

through and into the one of the valves 15 may be closed, so that the heating medium enters only one of the end units and flows only from one side into the adjacent intermediate unit. When this occurs the pressure exerted by the heating medium will close the valve 32, connecting the intermediate unit arranged next to the end unit with the following unit, so that only the end unit and the adjacent intermediate unit will be heated.

It is clear, that by operating the valve 15 the clack valve 32 is controlled in spite of the fact, that these two valves are spaced from each other quite a distance. The heating medium entering the intermediate units returns through the opening 29.

Having described my inventionand how the same is to be performed, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described consisting of a pair of end units and an intermediate unit, each of said units having a main inner space extending longitudinally of said unit, from which space blind channels extend sidewardly, a nipple on the bottom of each of said units adjacent one end thereof, and communicating with the-interior of the corresponding unit, a pair of nipples extending laterally of each unit communicating with the interior thereof and adapted to be connected with an adjacent nipple, a ipe line connected with the nipples in the ottom of the end units and adapted to conduct a heating medium into said units, a valve interposed in said pipe line and regulating the flow of the heating medium and a clack valve arranged in each of the nipples extending laterally from the intermediate units and adapted to be closed by the pressure of the heating medium' against one side of said valve.

2. A device of the class described consisting of a pair of end units and an intermediate unit, a nipple on the bottom of each unit adjacent one end thereof and communicating with the interior ofsaid unit, a pair of nipples arranged on the side walls of each unit, communicating with the interior of said unit and adapted to be connected with the nipple of an adjacent unit, a pipe line connected with the bottom nipples of the end units and adapted to conduct a heating medium into said unit, a valve in said pipe line and regulating the flow of the heating medium thereend units and another valve arranged to control the flow of. the heating medium through nipples connecting the adjacent units, said last named valves normally being in open position but adapted to be closed under pressure exerted by the heating medium upon one side of said valve.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

7 ANDREW GEDEON' 

